Dr Daniel Amen is a renowned brain health expert who has scanned the brains of Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and Kendall Jenner. He is joined by Dr Terry Sejnowski, a pioneer in computational neuroscience and co-creator of the Boltzmann machine with Geoffrey Hinton, a groundbreaking neural network that helped lay the foundation for modern AI.
MIT just announced that AI is rotting your brain?! Two world-leading experts break this study down and reveal how AI and ChatGPT could silently shrink your brain, kill creativity, and wreck your memory.
They discuss:
▪️ The evolutionary reason why ChatGPT is dangerous for your brain
▪️ How ChatGPT trains your brain to avoid discomfort, and why that’s dangerous
▪️ How using AI too early in life may block emotional growth and resilience
▪️ The surprising reason AI might make you more anxious, not less
▪️ Why brain reserve is your greatest defense against future decline
▪️ The hidden mental cost of seeking “perfect” partners through robotics and artificial intimacy
▪️ What you can do right now to protect your brain health in an AI-saturated world
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:36 Terry’s Background
03:18 Daniel Amen Introduction
04:19 MIT Study: ChatGPT and Reduced Brain Function
07:25 The Link Between ChatGPT and Dementia
10:52 Biggest AI Concerns Before Understanding Long-Term Consequences
19:32 What Does a Healthy Relationship with AI Look Like?
22:53 AI and Early Brain Development
25:26 AI Girlfriends
35:21 Why Struggle Is Good for Your Brain
37:07 Biggest Concerns with AI
40:09 ChatGPT Best Practices
44:50 Do We Still Need to Spell?
46:36 How Can We Learn Better?
48:16 How to Avoid Procrastination
51:56 Ads
53:58 Boosting Brain Health Without AI
57:41 Are We Raising Mentally Weak Kids?
58:30 Effects of Religion on the Brain
01:01:27 How to Build a Brain-Healthy Nation
01:03:38 Things That Are Bad for Your Brain
01:07:08 Artificial Sweeteners
01:08:50 Is Loud Noise Bad for Your Brain?
01:10:03 Ads
01:10:54 Multitasking
01:12:43 What’s Causing the Rise in ADHD?
01:15:50 Negativity in the Brain
01:18:14 The Top Tip for a Healthier Brain
01:20:51 Importance of Sleep for Brain Health
01:26:42 Are You Prepared for Your Next Health Challenge?
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